Talk:Square engine

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I think there needs to be a disambiguation page for "Square Engine". It can mean at least two things:

A particular piston configuration typical of 4-cylinder motorcycles
An engine where bore and stroke are equal (or at least approximately equal)

The current "Square Engine" article deals with meaning 1 above, but does not address meaning 2. However, I found at least one link to the "Square Engine" article that seems to have been inserted with meaning 2 in mind. An example is the "Stroke Ratio" article.

If #2 is used less frequently, then just link to #2 from the top of this page. --Interiot 22:55, 27 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I've never heard a square four engine called a square engine until I came across this article. I suspect meaning #1 is a misnomer, but I'm not really an expert on the subject. I suggest - if it is in fact a misnomer - merging the current content (ie. square four info) with the article on Ariel Square Four; and then either redirect this page to stroke ratio, or actually rewrite it into an article covering meaning #2. SilverDistortioN 01:40, 23 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Two meanings, both covered elsewhere...

Most of the article seems to be devoted to the "square four" engine, which is the special case of a U engine with four cylinders.

One sentence in the article is given for the usual meaning of a "square engine", that being an engine with a stroke ratio of 1.

My suggestion for a plan of action is as follows:

Create a subsection in the U engine article titled "square four"
Move the "square four" information to that subsection.
Turn this article into a disambiguation page, directing readers to either U engine for the "square four" or Stroke ratio for the engine with a stroke ration of 1.

This should be satisfactory for all concerned. Respectfully, SamBlob (talk) 14:57, 24 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I have been bold and made these changes. Respectfully, SamBlob (talk) 15:59, 24 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Engine or cylinder?

The page says, "an engine with a stroke ratio of 1 (+/- 5%)"

Minor question, I agree with "stroke ratio" but is square used a description for a cylinder or an engine in this case? I would have said cylinder. --Bridge Boy (talk) 10:20, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]